Sunday, January 24, 2010

A Non-Delirious New York

"Now that New York may be exiting yet another of many eras of irrational exuberance, it presents an opportunity in the midst of defeat, for when it is quiet it is far more lovely and profound than when it is delirious..."

This is from an op-ed piece by Mark Helprin in the Wall Street Journal... Yes, the city in a slump has been interesting. Watching the ebb-tide leaving behind a rickle of bones...